Micropay
Features and Benefits
Micropay Professional is a sophisticated yet easy-to-use payroll designed to address the needs of medium to large-sized Irish businesses. Harnessing the latest technologies, Micropay Professional is highly customisable, with the flexibility to handle advanced reporting while taking care of all Irish Revenue requirements – including PRSA and Benefit in Kind (BIK).
Sage Micropay Professional is available as follows:
Micropay Professional Junior – catering for up to 32 employees within one tax year
Micropay Professional Standard – catering for up to 300 employees within one tax year
Micropay Profession Senior – caters for umlimited employees
The table below highlights the key benefits of Micropay Professional
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Payroll Description
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Explanation
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Benefit
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32 Bit Product
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32 Bit Technology
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Allows your payroll to run with Windows XP and future technologies.
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ROS (Revenue Online Service)
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Submission of Revenue returns on the web.
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Faster & more efficient way to submit returns. Also compulsory in 2006 for P35s to be returned through their website.
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Emailing of Payslips*
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Electronic distribution of payslips.
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Easy, convenient method of distributing payslips for staff off site.
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Excel Integration
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Transfer of data from your payroll to Excel.
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Facilitates further analysis and breakdown of information e.g. costs.
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PDF Integration
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Files/reports are easily converted to PDF.
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Added security as files/reports in PDF format cannot be altered if circulated to others.
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Modern New Interface
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Micropay Professional utilises a more modern user interface.
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Users will find Micropay Professional more appealing and easier to use by the
introduction of a more modern user interface. |
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Multi-user Functionality
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Allow 2 or more operators to access records within the payroll.
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More flexible.
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Nominal Link*
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Creates a journal within the payroll allowing the operator to link directly to Sage Accounting Software
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Time-saving feature that cuts down on manual
calculations. |
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Free Additional Modules
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Advanced Report Writer, Split Nett Pay, Interim Paypath, Job Costing*, Timesheet Import* etc.
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Extra functionality at no extra cost.
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User Friendly Payroll Processing
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Micropay Professional has been updated extensively to make it easier for the operator to perform their tasks.
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Quicker and more efficient payroll system.
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Credit Union Payments
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Bank of Ireland will transfer a part or full portion of an employee’s salary to their credit union account.
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Additional service to the employee with very
little set-up or maintenance. |
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BIK Recalculation
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If the employee has over/under paid the payroll operator can tell very quickly what the consequences to the employee are.
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No manual calculation required.
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BIK Rollover
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Reminder to the operator that the employee is still
due to pay their BIK. |
More intuitive payroll system.
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Period Archive
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Allowing you to view, report & change archived/previous periods.
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Easy access to previous periods without the hassle of restoring.
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Company Consolidation
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Link multiple companies for reporting purposes.
Immediate access to change the tables if required at year end. |
No manual calculations required.
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Editable Tax & PRSI Tables
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Immediate access to change the tables if required at year end.
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More flexible.
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Bonus Run
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Allow an extra payment to employees without running an extra pay period.
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Easier, more efficient and flexible.
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Calendar – Tax Year
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The Financial and Tax Year may be different.
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Cleardown totals for the financial year as opposed to the Tax Year.
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Company & Employee Notepad
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Notes can be maintained on ompany and employee records.
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Provides an audit at company or employee level.
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Employee Profiles
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A way of grouping employees with common elements
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Changes can be made at one level therefore more efficient when employees need to be maintained.
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Unlimited Cost Centres, Departments & Location Codes
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A way of breaking down payroll information and employees.
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Further analysis of data.
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Standard Hours At Company Level
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Set-up of standard hours in one place
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Generic change at one level can be achieved.
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Salary Review Date
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Reminder of a salary change for an employee.
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More intuitive system.
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Employee Photo
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Holds a passport size picture of every employee.
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Added security – an additional feature for larger companies.
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User Definable Payslips
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Changes, per company, can be made to the payslips.
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Creates a more bespoke payslip.
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Absence Report
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Report when employees have been away from job.
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Added traceability and less manual calculations
required. |
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Mulitple Pensions & PRSAs
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More than one pension provider can be maintained.
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No restriction to one pension provider.
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